A variant technique for the surgical treatment of left ventricular aneurysms

Objective: To present a surgical variant technique to repair left ventricular aneurysms. Methods: After anesthesia, cardiopulmonary bypass, and myocardial protection with hyperkalemic tepic blood cardioplegia: 1) The left ventricle is opened through the infarct and an endocardial encircling suture i...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora, Paulo Victor Alves Tubino, Luis Gustavo Gali, Lafaiete Alves Junior, Cesar Augusto Ferreira, Solange Bassetto, Antônio Carlos Menardi, Alfredo José Rodrigues, Walter Vilella de Andrade Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000400024&lng=en&tlng=en